We encounter each other in words, words
spiny or smooth, whispered or declaimed,
words to consider, reconsider.
--Elizabeth Alexander

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Now I Remember

You saidYou would stayNo matter whatYou would not leaveI am not aloneYou saidPerfect LoveCasts out FearOf RejectionEmbarrassmentHumiliationLonelinessHeartacheMiseryAnd your presenceIs Perfect LoveYou said you would stayNo matter what